Carla and Melanie list their favorite games played at MelCon 2022. [00:01:10] Wild Serengeti [00:01:59] The Deadlies [00:04:33] Melcon [00:05:49] Longshot the Dice Game [00:08:40] Anomia [00:10:31] Nidavellir [00:13:39] Tichu [00:19:28] Dice Town [00:22:32] Paleo [00:29:21] Four Gardens [00:33:24] Succulent [00:36:24] Imhotep [00:40:38] Keyflower [00:44:58] Creature Comforts [00:48:15:] Pickomino [00:53:02] Awkward Guests [00:56:33] Merchants Cove [01:03:30] Foundations of Rome [01:08:35] Trapwo...
Jul 04, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their favorite worker placement games. The store in Efmonton is called Pe Metawe. {00:00:33] Honeybuzz (Petewe Game Store, Edmonton) [00:03:35] Decrypto [00:06:44} Istanbul Dice game [00:07:22] Viticulture World [00:09:12] Hardback [00:10:34] Whistle Stop [00:13:34] Imhotep [00:17:48] Five Tribes [00:19:34] The Gallerist [00:20:49] Raiders of Scythia/Raiders of the North Sea [00:22:16] Architects of the West Kingdom [00:25:19 Lost Ruins of Arnak [00:25:54] Near and Far [00...
Jun 27, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Carla and Melanie list their favorite crime themed games. [00:00:41] Quadropolis [00:02:55] Creature Comforts [00:03:44] Love Letter [00:04:37] Foundations of Rome [00:07:44] Founders of Teothuacan [00:09:00] Wonderlands War [00:14:00] The Godfather :Corleones Empire [00:14:35] Stop Thief [00:15:41] Sherlock 13 [00:18:43] Break the Safe [00:20:10] The Mansky Caper [00:22:10] The Godfather :Corleones Empire [00:24:47] Sheriff of Notingham [00:30:22] Watson and Holmes [00:32:43] De...
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie talk about their favorite games to play on the patio. [00:0 1:40] Merchants of the Dark Road [00:05:39] Kohaku [00:07:52] Awkward Guests [00:14:45] Furnace [00:16:44] Tsuro [00:17:45] Cascadia [00:19:15]Parks [00:20:15]Hack Jack [00:21:50] Beyond Baker Street [00:23:27] Jabuka [00:25:20] A Gentle Rain [00:27:53] Niya [00:29:52]Zombie Dice [00:2957] Qwirkle {00:30:23] Blokus {00:30:40] Klask [00:32:30]Sharazad [00:36:05] Drop It [00:37:57] Codinca [00:41:51] Boggle [00:43:39] Ni...
Jun 13, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast The games Carla and Melanie played while at GobFest the Edmonton Boardgame Convention. [00:02:15] 7 Wonders Architects [00:04:13] Underwater Cities [00:07:40] The Captain is Dead [00:09:58] Wild Serenghetti [00:13:47] Dice Born Heroes [00:16:25] Azul Queens Garden [00:21:28] Cottage Garden [00:24:04] Messina 1347 [00:28:31] Creature Comforts [00:32:18] The one Hundred Torii [00:34:26] Libertalia Winds of Gaelcrest [00:36:45] Heaven and Ale [00:38:15] Creature Comforts [00:39:01] A Feast for Odin...
May 31, 2022•1 hr•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast This week Carla and Melanie list their 9 favorite small game with a big play feel. [00:01:46] Longshot the dice game [00:03:05] Bristol 1350 [00:05:45] Isle of Cats Kitten and Beasts expansion [00:06:17] Libertalia Winds of Galecrest [00:07:29] Cascadia [00:08:14] Pandemic Rapid Response [00:10:36] Holi Festival of Colors [00:12:01] Blokus the dice game [00:13:16] 13 Minutes the cuban missle crisis [00:15:08] Fort [00:18:20] Tiny Epic Dinosaurs [00:19:58] Tiny Epic Galaxies [00:21:41] Tiny Epic ...
May 30, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their top 9 dice games. [00:00:45] Terra Mystica [00:04:01] Blueprints [00:04:30] Galaxy Trucker [00:05:30] Horrified [00:06:17] Chronicles of Crime [00:06:45] Chronicles of Crime Noir [00:08:08] Elysium [00:09:00] Decorum [00:11:52] Great Western Trail [00:12:42] Four Gardens [00:13:54] Everdell [00:14:33] Dice Hospital [00:15:25] Tiny Epic Western [00:15:49] Tiny Epic Pirates [00:16:08] Pandemic Rapid Response [00:18:00] Las Vegas [00:19:14] Pandemic The Cure [00:21:30] ...
May 23, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Carla and Melanie talk about their favorite heavy euro games. {00:03:13} Everdell {00:05:06} Aquatica {00:05:58} Glass Road} {00:08:01} Dice Born Heros [00:09:11] Liars Dice [00:10:40] Happy Salmon [00:11:00] Camel Up [00:11:10] Dice Throne [00:11:15] Impact [00:12:52] Bora Bora [00:13:35] Hamburg/Brugges [00:13:55] Caverna/ Agricola [00: 15:05] A Feast For Odin [00:18:09] Poer Grid Factory Manager [00:21:29] Teotihacan [00:25:18] Brass Birmingham [00:29:22] Maracaibo [00:31:30] ...
May 16, 2022•2 hr 30 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast In this Episode Carla and Melanie talk about the games they would play with their mothers. [00:00:35] Blood Rage [00:02:17] Impact [00:03:15] Taverns of Tiefenthal [00:06:20] Agricola [00:07:03] Athenium Mystic Library [00:08:17] Istanbul Dice Game [00:09:14] Concordia Solitairia [00:11:10] Las Vegas Royale [00:14:58] Rummikub [00:16:37] Exit/Unlock games [00:17:51] Patchwork [00:19:07] Qwirkle [00:20:14] Ohanami [00:21:38] Lotus [00:24:32] Tranquility [00:27:48] Shifting Stones [00:30:05] 12 Da...
May 09, 2022•56 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Carla and Melanie list their top 9 Abstract Strategy Games. [00:01:30] Kohaku (C) [[00:02:25] Deception Murder in Hong Kong(C) [00:03:04] Tiny Towns(C) [00:03:37] Castles of Tuscany(C) [00:03:47]Castles of Mad King Ludwig(C) [00:04:100] Cash and Guns(M) [00:05:19] Deception Murder in Hong Kong] (M) [00:06:13] Tiny Towns(M) [00:06:24] Aqualin [00:06:49] Hive [00:08:38} Mandala [00:11:38] Ohanami [00:13:14] Seikatsu [00:15:45] Azul [00:18:40] Mandala Stones [00:21:17] Project L [00...
May 02, 2022•48 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Carla and Melanie talk about their favorite small dice games. [00:01:12] Barenpark [00:01:53] Star Wars Jabbas Palace [00:02:26] Pandemic the Cure [00:03:19] Skull [00:03:33]Alien the Fate of the Nostromo [00:04:07] Raiders of the North Sea [00:05:21] Stardew Valley [00:06:08] Cash & Guns [00:07:03] Architects of the West Kingdom Works of Wonder [00:07:58] Carpe Diem [00:10:20] Unfair [00:11:30] Chinatown [00:15:52] Genotype [00:17:13] Carcassonne the Dice Game [00:18:54] Fla...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie list their top 9 favorite animal games. [00:01:05] Anomia [00:02:19] Vampire Queen [00:02:27] Skull [00:02:42] Blood Rage [00:04:52] Bunny Kingdom [00:07:24] Aqualin [00:08:35] Endangered [00:09:28] Rolling Realms [00:10:29] Jamey Steigmeyer [00:12:05] New York Zoo [00:14:32] Meadow [00:16:23] Savannah Park [00:18:28] Cascadia [00:20:22] Endangered [00:22:20] Cockroach Poker [00:25:25] Barenpark [00:27:40] Happy Pigs [00:31:12] Farming games [00:31:48] Meadow [00:32:39] Evoluti...
Apr 18, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Carla and Melanie talk about their top 9 deck building and bag building games. [00:02:34] Whistle Stop [00:02:38] Horrified [00:02:46] Coven [00:03:17] Micro Macro [00:03:47] Champions of Midgard [00:04:01] Dice Miner [00:04:42] Super Mega Lucky Box [00:04:46] Overboss [00:04:51] Skull [00:05:19] For Sale [00:05:31] Whistle Mountain [00:07:29] Anno 1800 [00:07:34] Steampunk Rally [00:08:34] Decrypts [00:11:01] Stradew Valley [00:12:45] Super Motherload [00:14:55] Lost Ruins of Ar...
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Carla and Melanie talk about their favorite games published in 2021 [00:01:11] Super Mega Luckybox [00:02:28] Draftosaurus [00:03:19] Girating Hamsters [00:04:12] Gizmos [00:05:09] Zombie Dice [00:06:00]Rummy kubb [0:06:49] Schotten Totten [00:08:04] Project L [00:09:20] Crave [00:11:02] Tiny Epic Pirates [00:14:45] Terraforming Mars Aries Expedition [00:19:00] Canvas [00:20:39] Radlands [00:23:21]Arch Ravels [00:25:58] Dice Miner [00:27:32] Meadow [00:29:48] Boonlake [00:33:39]Cascadia [00:37:4...
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Carla and Melanie share their favorite word games. [00:00:39] Tapestry [00:02:35] Fields of Arle [00:02;42] Port Royal [00:04:59] Tiny Epic Dungeon [00:05:52] Mystic Vale Essential Edition [00:07:10] Tanto Cuore [00:07:56] Raptor [00:11:02] Medium [00:12:48] Letter Jam [00:14:55] Wordsy [00:16:55] Network [00:17:21] Just One [00:19:27] Mystic Path [00:22:36] So Clover [00:26:37] Word Slam [00:28:33] Codename [00:30:45] Word Domination [00:33:53] Wereword [00:36:22] Cross Clues [0...
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Carla and Melanie share their favorite "push your luck" games. [00:00:49] Mastermind [00:01:20} Cribbage [00:01:36] Res Publica [00:01:55] Cascadia [00:02:18] Chronicles of Crime [00:03:01] At The Gates of Loyang [00:06:13] Hallertau [00:07:38] Bumuntu [00:12:42] King of Tokyo [00:14:59] Can't Stop [00:17:38] Oh My Goods [00:18:59] No Thanks [00:22:02] Tiny Epic Quest [00:26:03] Pandemic The Cure [00:29:40] Diamant [00:33:14] Welcome To Your Perfect Home [00:37:18]...
Mar 21, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Melanie and Carla talk about their favorite pirate themed games. [00:00:36] Pop Up Pirates [00:01:38] Destinies [00:02:13] Fields of Arle [00:04:18] Trials by Trolley [00:06:00] Letter Jam [00:07:58] Marvel Legendary [00:08:57] Welcome To the Moon [00:11:06] Jamaica [00:13:15] Catan Seafarer / Explorers & Pirates [00:13:45] Skull [00:15:52] Dead's Man's Draw [00:18:36] Disney Villainous [00:21:45] Extraordinary Adventure: Pirates [00:25:16] Ship Shape [00:29:28] Pir...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we talk about games we have recently played. Note one of them is not even out on Kickstarter yet and got to play a pre production copy. One of us also got to game with one of our favorite YouTubers. In the main event, we also talk about our top 9 tile laying games. [00:01:06] Games played with 2 Wheat One Sheep] [00:01:12] Dune Imperium [00:02:07] Dice Throne [00:02:45] Ten [00:04:38] Shipshape [00:06:45} Skull [00:08:45]Marvel Dice Throne [00:09:45] Paris la Cite de la Lumiere [...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast See which small card games made the list in position 18 to 10 for Carla and Melanie. [00:00:58] Splendor [00:01:28] Legendary Encounters Predator [00:02:44] Boonlake [00:05:37] Viticulture [00:06:48] Gloom [00:10:09] No Thanks [00:12:33] Cockroach Poker [00:15:28] 6 Nimmt! [00:17:26] Coloretto [00:19:18] (?? not sure of spelling - Palm PG) [00:21:05] Chrononauts [00:24;18] Coloretto [00:25:44] Gyrating Hamsters [00:28:30] 12 Days [00:30:35] Timelines [00:33:35] Fuji Flush [00:35:20] Illusion [00...
Feb 28, 2022•54 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we talk about the top 9 games we like to play with our family in honor of Family Day. [00:01:02] Gipf series [00:01:25] Petrichor Collectors box [00:02:19] Ex Libris [00:02:58] Meadow [00:03:30] Five Cucumbers [00:03:40] Ohanami [00:0 3:50] Ubongo Extreme [00:04:27] Air Land & Sea [00:05:29] Shifting Stones [00:06:14] Radlands [00:09:09] Vegas [00:10:49] Camel Up [00:11:03] Ten [00:13:37] Splendor [00:15:16] Downforce [00:18:07] Oilmen [00:21:29] Dice Poker [00:23:16] Word Sl...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast we discuss the games we play with our spouse the most often. See which ones made it into our top 9.
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast See which small card games made it into our top 9 list. [00:01:30 ] The Magnificent [00:3:00] Century Spice Road [00:3:24] Qwirkle [00:04:12] Century A New World [00:08:00] Abandon all Artichokes [00:09:10] Mamma Mia [00:11:34] Bohnanza Duel [00:13:01] Coup [00:15:08] Enchanted Plumes [00:17:19] Bohnanza Duel [00:18:13] Bandida [00:20:30] Oh My Goods [00:20:10] The Game [00:24:33] Ohanami [00:26:47] Mass Transit [00:28:54] Five Cucumbers [00:32:30] Oh My Goods [00:33:00] Vampire Queen [00:35:58]...
Feb 07, 2022•57 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast How we got started and became boardgame specialists.
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